Colorado State University salaries in Fort Collins, CO

Based on 119 certified H-1B filings by Colorado State University in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$82,179
Middle 50%$65.4k–$97k
vs. all employers here−24%comparison median $107,557
Filings119FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,130 and $208,943.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$65,413
50th (median)$82,179
75th$97,000
90th$132,077

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $63,000 (51 filings) FY2021: median $62,069 (45 filings) FY2022: median $75,000 (57 filings) FY2023: median $74,691 (70 filings) FY2024: median $76,000 (55 filings) FY2025: median $79,273 (59 filings) FY2026: median $87,571 (60 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 51 filings FY20 FY2021: 45 filings FY21 FY2022: 57 filings FY22 FY2023: 70 filings FY23 FY2024: 55 filings FY24 FY2025: 59 filings FY25 FY2026: 60 filings FY26 70
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$63,000$55,000$82,18351
FY2021$62,069$50,000$87,50045
FY2022$75,000$60,000$95,00057
FY2023$74,691$60,250$88,94270
FY2024$76,000$62,500$93,45055
FY2025$79,273$64,678$100,51759
FY2026$87,571$68,313$97,00060

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Business Professor$166,77310
Soil and Plant Scientisttoo few9
Electrical Engineer (R&D)too few6
Animal Scientisttoo few6
Engineering Professortoo few6
Medical School Professortoo few6
Career Counselortoo few5
Civil Engineer (R&D)too few4
Biochemisttoo few4
Mathematiciantoo few3
Computer Science Professortoo few3
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachertoo few3
Database Administratortoo few2
Software Engineertoo few2
Software Developer (Non-R&D)too few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Biomedical Engineertoo few2
Microbiologisttoo few2
Conservation Scientisttoo few2
Atmospheric and Space Scientisttoo few2
Environmental Scientisttoo few2
Mathematics Professortoo few2
Agricultural Sciences Teachertoo few2
Chemistry Teachertoo few2
Physics Teachertoo few2
Art and Music Professortoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Fort Collins, CO.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $81,810 73
Mid-level · Level II $78,280 17
Senior · Level III $87,142 23
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.